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As a rural health center leader, it’s easy to think that rural FQHC recruitment is a compensation problem. Get the salary number right, add a signing bonus, and the candidate signs. While it’s easy to say it’s all about the money, for the best candidates, the ones who will stay, it’s about so much more.…

Ask five health system leaders to define RPO scope and you’ll get five different answers. Some think it means handing recruiting entirely to an outside firm. Others think it’s a fancy name for a staffing agency with a longer contract. Neither is quite right, and the confusion around RPO scope for health systems costs time…

Most healthcare organizations still build their APP recruiting strategy around a physician-first instinct. A role opens, and the first question is, “where do we find our next doctor”? That instinct made sense for a long time, but it may be starting to work against you. The math has shifted. The Association of American Medical Colleges…

Hospital CEO turnover hit a new high point in early 2026. Forty-one hospital CEOs walked away from their jobs in the first three months of 2026. That’s a 32% jump from the same stretch last year, and it didn’t taper off as the quarter went on. March alone saw 16 exits. March of last year…

As health systems expand by opening new clinics, acquiring medical practices, or adding specialized service lines, achieving long-term healthcare recruitment scalability becomes essential for sustaining momentum. Yet, many healthcare organizations attempt to power multi-site growth using the exact same recruitment models they relied on when they were half their current size. In the early stages…

The healthcare talent acquisition landscape has undergone a dramatic technological shift. Today’s healthcare leaders have access to unprecedented tools: AI-driven sourcing platforms, automated screening algorithms, digital credentialing trackers and programmatic candidate outreach. These innovations promise to accelerate hiring cycles, reduce cost-per-hire and lessen the administrative load on internal HR departments. But as talent acquisition tools…

This week marks the 10th annual National Locum Tenens Week, running August 10 through 14 under NALTO’s theme “Temporary Providers, Permanent Impact.” A decade ago, this was a niche staffing observance most health system leaders never heard about. Now it lands the same month a bill reclassifying locum providers under federal labor law is sitting…

Beyond the Job Board: How to Build a Proactive Pipeline for Hard-to-Fill Clinical Roles If your hospital or health system relies entirely on posting open physician roles on job boards and waiting for applications to roll in, you are operating on borrowed time. When a specialized physician, surgical director, or primary care provider gives their…

The Retention Paradox: Why Reactive Sourcing Damages Your Existing Staff Picture this: You sit down at your desk first thing in the morning, ready to roll out a new peer-mentorship program or dive into your team’s quarterly employee satisfaction survey. You are finally focusing on long-term team culture. But before you can even open the…

How strategic healthcare recruiting improves access to care, advances health equity and strengthens organizational performance. Every healthcare leader shares the same goal: improve patient outcomes. Health systems invest millions in clinical innovation, digital health, quality improvement initiatives and operational excellence. They redesign care models, implement new technologies and pursue value-based care strategies, all in the…